What is remote future tense?

Definition
	Remote future is a future tense that refers to a time that is considered relatively distant. It is characteristically after the span of time culturally defined as "tomorrow."

Generic
	Remote future tense is a kind of
	What is future tense?

Concept module: remote future tense
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